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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)
by Philip Pullman
from Laurel Leaf

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• good audio book
  interesting story with a full cast of voices. Pullman takes a long time to finish up the narrative, but it's probably necessary. no bad music in this volume, but the poetry at the beginning of each chapter is hard to get when read quickly out loud. it adds nothing to this audio version. that part would make more sense in print.

• Good Read, Sad Ending
  I confess I truly liked this trilogy. I enjoyed the story and would recommend it to those people who liked books such as the Harry Potter series.
  The three books together were compulsive reading with a tinge of sadness that it's now over, and the adventure has come to an end.
  Having said that I do have a gripe and that is to do with the ending. I just don't buy the idea that Lyra & Will would simply walk away with the ending that we are presented. These kids were given some hefty challenges,... more info

• I was not disappointed.
  Smitten: A Long Time Ago...in a Far Away Land... I finished the Amber Spyglass. With the first book, Golden Compass I was hooked. The action, adventure, and twists of the Golden Compass and then the Subtle Knife put me anxiously into the final book, The Amber Spyglass.
  I loved the characters Lyra, Will, the witches, the bears, the Egyptians, the angels, the ghosts, the harpies, even Lyra's parents.
  This book was filled with the same action as its predecessors. What a ride. I love the intrigue.... more info

• Heartbreakingly Lovely
  I was enraptured, I practically drove around just for an excuse to keep listening. The theme of Lyra & Will's love is so beautiful, and so heartbreaking. And I was deeply touched by Pullman's portrayal of death -- it happened that I was listening to this as my dad was dying, so I'm sure that lent poignancy to my experience.
  By the end of the story I was crying, even sobbing - could make for dangerous driving!
  My kids & wife & I listened to the first 2 books together and I continued to... more info

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